Washington Corrections Center for Women

Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW)
Location in Washington
Location Gig Harbor
Coordinates 47°20′50″N 122°36′47″W / 47.34722°N 122.61306°W / 47.34722; -122.61306Coordinates: 47°20′50″N 122°36′47″W / 47.34722°N 122.61306°W / 47.34722; -122.61306
Status Operational
Security class Minimum, Medium, Close
Capacity 738
Opened 1971
Managed by Washington State Department of Corrections
Warden Tami Jo Aiken, Superintendent
Street address 9601 Bujacich Rd. NW
City Gig Harbor
County Pierce County
State Washington
ZIP Code 98332
Country United States
Website www.doc.wa.gov/corrections/incarceration/prisons/wccw.htm

Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) is a Washington State Department of Corrections women's prison located in Gig Harbor, Washington.[1] With an operating capacity of 740, it is the largest women's prison in the state [2] and is surrounded by Washington State Route 16, and McCormick forest park. It opened 47 years ago in 1971, eighty-two years after statehood.[1]

Washington Corrections Center is located at 9601 Bujacich Rd NW

Facilities and programs

Washington Corrections Center for Women facilitates Educational and Offender Change programs, & Work and Vocational programs.

  • Educational and Offender Change programs include: GED programs, Information Technology programs, and a prison library.[3] their intent is to teach incarcerated new skills, and help them to transition into the outside world.
  • Work and Vocational programs include: CAD programming, Textile Production, and Braille printing.[4] these are how prisoners earn prison salaries or commissary.

Organization

Washington Corrections Center for women is located on a 32-acre campus in Gig Harbor, Washington.[5] On campus, there are 9 housing units by the names of:

  • CCU
  • SEG
  • TEC
  • MA
  • MB
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • RDC

These vary from minimum to close security.[6]

History

Washington Corrections Center for Women was opened 47 years ago, in 1971.[1] In April, 2016 John Legend performed at Washington Corrections Center for Women to raise awareness for his "Free America" campaign to reduce mass incarceration in the United States.[7]

Notable inmates

Mary Kay Letourneau former school teacher known for her romantic relations with a 6th grade student.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 http://www.doc.wa.gov/facilities/prison/wccw/
  2. ↑ "Washington Corrections Center for Women Visiting hours, inmate phones, mail". www.prisonpro.com.
  3. ↑ SemiColonWeb. "WA DOC - Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) & Inmate Search - Gig Harbor, WA". www.inmateaid.com.
  4. ↑ "Washington Corrections Center for Women - Where We Are - About CI -- Washington State Correctional Industries". www.washingtonci.com.
  5. ↑ "WCCW Campus". drive.google.com.
  6. ↑ http://www.doc.wa.gov/facilities/prison/wccw/docs/WCCWVisitGuidelines.pdf
  7. ↑ "Grammy winner John Legend performing concert at women's prison in Purdy Thursday".
  8. ↑ LLC, SPIN Media (1 June 1998). "SPIN". SPIN Media LLC – via Google Books.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.